"Etudes for Snare Drum - Volume 4" finishes up the book series of pieces for Snare Drum. The main content deals with the task of dynamic exercises. Here, rhythms are provided with two to six different volumes, and builds up in the course with filigree aspects, such as accents rolls and much more.

This edition has 52 etudes with the topic of tied, dotted and accented notes. In the beginning it deals with quarter notes, but in the course of the book it will change to eight and sixteenth notes, and it claims to be a slight challenge to the reader. It will build a wider understanding of rhythm.

This next volume 3, from the series "Etudes for Snare Drum in 4-4-Time", takes care of the development of grace notes and rolls. In the beginning where only a single Flam is used, it will be extended to double, triple and quadruple grace notes. The following etudes are designed as preliminary exercises for vertebral strokes, up to the execution of rolls

A collection of 48 exercises. Ideal for learning the common notes and rests, rhythm and speed. It starts of with whole, half and quarter notes, followed up by sixteenth rests and sixteenth sextuplets, these notations are going to be repeated within a system of four bars per line. This issue does not include any dynamic levels.

An edition of 50 solo pieces for marching bands with a small line up of Snare Drum, Bass Drum and Cymbals. Divided into chapters with different lengths with: 8, 12, 16, 24, 32 Bars. The solos are notated in 2/4 and 6/8 meter, and varies in its levels for example with simple rhythms, grace notes and rolls. .

Three drum sets simulate other percussion instruments and move stylistically from reggae, shuffle, various Latin styles to rhythms of Santaria from Cuba. This also results in many interesting structures that have been incorporated into this composition. A nice example are the "calls" that are started by an instrument and often end as a common figure. A varied composition with an instrumental question-and-answer theme.

Stickings to go is a collection of warm-up and technique exercises which you can practice on the snare drum or a drumpad. 29 pages, with a variety of exercises for the advanced and professional drummer. Short rhythms with accents, flams and doubles are written in several groupings of eighth and sixteenth notes, triplets, quintuplets and sextuples.In the following chapters, individual techniques are combined and new challenges emerge.

"Sweet Revenge" is a "conversation" for two drummers. It starts of with interactions of single notes between each drummer, but the voices find together within a common groove. There are small various nuances in the course of the piece that continue the "conversation" with disco and bossa nova patterns.

Body Trip is a piece that has its own requirements. A varied basis for both actors, because of the interaction of the voices. While one side is maintaining the basis in form of a swing pattern, the other one is soloing over it. There are also rhythmic gimmicks of jazz in 3/4 and 4/4 time, which ends with a trip to samba.

Rockin` Socks takes up an idea that was pretty rare in rock music that three drummers act together and complement each other at the same time. Simple eighth notes are building up to a double time feel which are being broken afterwards, followed up by other powerful grooves of quarter notes. Standard fills à la John Bonham are just as present as simple rudiments, which are occasionally played in unison. Many elements of Rock are entierly mixed up into one piece of music.